“Juvederm nightmare”
This is a total nightmare, I would not recommend it to anyone. Juvederm under eyes are a big mistake!!
A month ago,I had Juvederm injected under my eyes.I simply wented to take away some fine lines under my eyes, so my Dr. said Juvederm works good. Trusting him was a big mistake! He opened up one box of Juvederm &injected me into the right eye. The remainder of that shot was injected into the left eye.
He said,"OOPS"and I was alarmed! What's wrong I said? Oh,I ran out of the product, I have to open up another box, which will cost you $350 more!! Well,what are my choices? To complete and balance both eyes, I had to agree with it. He charged me $450 for the 1st box,and the total I paid was $900. I beleive he did that for his financial gain.
After he was done, I looked in the mirror and saw both eyes were swellen and they were puffy. My eye size decrease drastically!No patient follow up was done by the Dr. or his office. For few days,my eyes were brused,puffy and some part of the left eye was like a double bag under it.
Now,after 4 weeks,my eyes look awful. Juvederm can not be reversed!I had another Dr. to look at it, he told me not to touch it, be patient and wait it out! I did this to look good for my September wedding, now I have to postpone this for another year due to this nightmare. I'm not sure,this will be over after my body obserb the product in 6-9 months! Has anyone had a nightmare like mine and has been able to fix the problem? Please let me know.
Ladies please be careful, there are lots of scams out there, but months of looking in the mirrors and regreting what you have done!!
Jun 8, 2007Comments and replies (436)
unregistered guest
9 Jun 2007
You can have a good doctor inject hyaluronidase as it breaks down juvederm (albeit slower) just like restylane. I had the puffy problem and it was DRIVING ME INSANE but one injection and I was back to normal in a few hours. Who in the world was this doctor?
unregistered guest
11 Jun 2007
Any time you have a medical procedure where you look worse after the procedure than before it you can sue and probably win. This is inexcusable.
unregistered guest
13 Jun 2007
You can definitely massage the area that was injected to help it absorb into the surrounding tissue. Juvederm typically lasts 6-9 months but you will see an imorovement in your puffiness before that time. The good news is you are stimulating collagen production in that area. Hang in there...it will get better!
unregistered guest
8 Jul 2007
I had juvederm injected under my eyes 5 days ago, and I think the dr injected too much--I have ridges where the fullness should be (so he hit the target) but it looks overfilled and creates a darkness about the fill. Is it too soon to think I need to go back in for him to try to reduce it? I'm still a bit bruised, but I don't think these ridges are swelling--I think it's too much injected... Any one have thoughts on this?
unregistered guest
8 Jul 2007
Hi there, The bad news about Juvederm is that, once it is injected into the skin tissue, it is not reversable and you can not reduce or take out the excess! There has been a lot of communication about this on this website. Please refer to the previous e-mails, to get some understanding of what will be happening to you later on. I had that done too, and after 3 months of aganey and pain, I end up going to another Dr. to inject something else to get rid of the Juvederm and break down the product. Still now, parts of it is there, which makes my eyes look tired and created double bags under eyes. I think it is totally wrong for this product to be injected under eye, since most doctors DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH OF IT IS ENOUGH FOR A PATIENT, OR SIMPLY DON'T CARE DUE TO THE FINANCIAL GAIN. For us patients, when we are already under the procedure, we can't tell what it looks like at the time of the injection, until it is over and done with. Have you seen a Dr. give you a mirror and say, "tell me when to stop the injection" when you are happey with it? Of course not. That is their bread and butter! It would be your decision, but in the long run, we "as the patient" end up going somewhere else to repair the problem that the first Dr. has created! I'm so sorry for your experiance, because I've been there too. It's hard to know what to do! But the only thing to do is read all correspondance about MY JUVEDERM NIEHTMARE previously written. Don't worry about the bruising, in a few days it will go away, but look at the product closer. Is it making you look pretty and added on to your beauty? Or has it taken away from your beauty? I wish you lots of luck. The answer is in your hand. We are here for you.
558 posts
12 Jul 2007
Just realized I never left a message to first thank everyone for their willingness to share their personal Juvederm experiences and tips. If you weren't aware, wanted to point out that RealSelf members have added dozens of Juvederm reviews that describe and rate their experience. Thanks again. Tom Founder, RealSelf.com
unregistered guest
13 Jul 2007
juvederm in lips + sculptra in face disasters leaving lumps, folds, indents and lines I have submitted more under sculptra reviews + in discussion forum I saw my doctor showing him the unfortunate results of these procedures which I think have ruined my looks and my face. He said that the sculptra cannot be removed. He could offer me no further information on removing the juvederm saying he did not know how it would work as he has never had to remove it before. I only wish he had applied that concept and not injected me at all. The results of his handiwork have certainly left me with no confidence, and is affecting me not only personally but professionally.
unregistered guest
24 Jul 2007
I had Juvederm yesterday under my eyes to get rid of tear troughs which made me look like I had dark circles. I'm afraid I may have been injected with too much, particularly on one eye. One eye is bruised, but I think that one will be fine when the bruising goes away --even though it seems a little more full than I would have liked. The other eye while better today has a ridge and I am hoping and praying it is more swelling than product. Last night it looked horrible. Funny thing is it didn't bruise, just turned red. I have been to this dermatologist for many years and have always been very pleased. I have had fillers other places -- nasal-labial folds -- and the result was great. My advice to anyone is to ask the doctor to be very conservative and then let you look in the mirror. You can always add. I am glad to hear about the injection to get rid of some of the Juvederm in case I need it. Also, I've found that if you go into a sauna or jacuzzi it helps to "melt" some of the product away -- I found this out while on vacation and used a steam room for several days. I noticed that the nasal-labial lines were coming back and it was due to the steam in the sauna. Maybe sweating helps move it because I've also noticed working out seems to make it go away faster than when you're not working out. Has anyone thought they received too much Juvederm under the eyes and then after a week or so it was OK? I know it eventually goes away but like all the good people on this site -- waiting is too much. I guess this is a lesson learned -- make the dr. do a little and show you. Better safe than sorry. Thanks for all the good info here!
unregistered guest
4 Aug 2007
Thank you for all the great posts--I am learning so much! I too had Juvederm done on my lips, and so far it is a disaster. I do not feel like my doctor filled them too much, but the swelling and the bruising from the procedure is horrible. It looks like I have a purple mustache and I notice some redness--it looks like bleeding just under my skin--within the purple bruised area. I remember my doctor sqeezing my lips very hard (I could feel the pressure despite being numbed) and I think this is probably what caused the marks. I look terrible! It is not something that I can cover very successfully with make-up. Thank goodness my husband went with me and was aware of the procedure--this is not something I could ever "hide" from anyone. My lips actually do not look very different to me, but the bruising and trauma above my lips is what is worrying me. Has anyone else had bruising to this extent? If so, will it go away. I am actually worried some of this might be permanent. I appreciate any comments and/or advice you can offer me. I had the procedure done with botox on Thursday, and so it has been just about 48 hours. Swelling is better, but the bruising is worse. Thanks in advance for your help!
unregistered guest
31 Aug 2007
I had the Jevederm injected 7 days ago at the nasiolabial folds and the first few days I kept thinking oh my god!!! The swelling and the bruising looked like I had been in a fight with someone. My doc did warn me about this so it did not come as a complete surprise and I bruise very easily to begin with. Now going into my 8th day the swelling has completely subsided and the bruising is almost completely gone. I worked in the medical field for years (with a derm at a medspa for awhile) and I have to say that it seems to me that the patients who have the swelling and bruising seem to have the best results that last the longest. The doc I worked for never gave an entire syringe and her patients were always complaining 4 weeks later that they could not see a difference. I can definitely see a difference (not major but enough to know something looks better!). I think you just have to have the right doc with the right credentials. My advice is check them out thoroughly. They do not have to have experience in plastic surgery to inject these products...even OB/GYNs are doing it now at their offices. Only go to board certified PLASTIC SURGEONS and ask to see their work.